This is a spot I always wanted to visit. The site where East met West.
Oh boy!
The 119 is underway when we arrive!
The 119 is underway when we arrive!
The train crew is very friendly.
I would be too if that was my 'job'.
I would be too if that was my 'job'.
This plaque is for the Chinese laborers who helped build the Transcontinental Railroad.
Posing with the engine from the East.
Thomas has nothing on this engine!
The last railroad tie laid for the Transcontintal Railroad.
Look at the detail on this engine.
Not done today for sure.
Not done today for sure.
Original steampunk.
Bell and whistle.
See the frontiersman with is rifle?
See the frontiersman with is rifle?
The hopper, coal and water were kept here.
They had to stop for water every 10-15 miles!
They had to stop for water every 10-15 miles!
The Irish also contributed men to the rails.
Hell on Wheels wouldn't have been possible without them!
Hell on Wheels wouldn't have been possible without them!